Shark Tooth Hunting
Ever try to “hunt” for fossil shark teeth? Like a real life scavenger hunt, shark tooth hunting is fun but can be hard.
So, where can you find them? Why are they there? And why are they black and not white like our teeth?
Sharks lose and replace their teeth thousands of time throughout their lives. If they fall out and get buried, they can get fossilized through a special process that occurs over 10,000 or more years. This process makes them change color, often a dark color which helps them stand out a little bit more in the sand. Then they get washed up on the beaches and we find them! You can also find them in sand pits or river beds.
I am not an expert fossil shark tooth hunting expert…yet. But I’m working on it! I recently went to Fort Clinch State Park, one of my favorite places to search for fossil shark teeth. I found six really cool teeth! My sister even found a White Shark tooth! The thing with shark tooth hunting is, you never know what you’re going to find. Plus, it’s like holding history in your hands.
I encourage anyone and everyone to get outside and look for these amazing teeth! Someday you might be lucky and find an extremely rare shark tooth! The opportunity awaits!
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That’s awesome, I never knew that about shark teeth. So cool!
In my opinion, shark teeth are extremely fascinating! You can learn so much about sharks from the past!
I love shark tooth hunting. I’ve done mine in the gulf on Venice beach. I had a children’s sand sieve, scoop up some sand and swirl it back and forth in the surf and magic, a sharks tooth, sometimes. I have two or three pill bottles full of teeth. A fun thing to do. Aunt Lynne
That’s awesome! Keep looking for teeth because you never know what you’ll find!